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Twenty Second City Alumni You Should Know
Original at Examiner.com
• Wed, Jun 17
Stephen is also well-known as a writer and actor with Amy Sedaris and Paul Dinello in both “Exit 57” and “Strangers with Candy.” Stephen is possibly the best known satirist of the right-wing and Republicans today. His (sometimes) scathingly ironic ...
Don't use Rapid Lash; stay in school: A PopWatch PSA
Original at Entertainment Weekly
• Fri, Jun 12
But just as important, from an entertainment perspective, is how much better the Rapid Lash commercial becomes if you imagine that the perky host is Strangers With Candy's Jerri Blank (Amy Sedaris). Press play below.
Stephen Colbert has head shaved in Iraq
Original at College
• Mon, Jun 8
IL Before that, Stephen was seen on Comedy Central's cult hit “Strangers with Candy” alongside Amy Sedaris. In another interesting career note, Colbert was once Steve Carell's understudy at Second City Chicago, where Sedaris was a member of their improve ...
TV Movies for the week of June 7
Original at Pittsburgh Post Gazette
• Sat, Jun 6
PA Amy Sedaris. With her father in a coma, 47-year-old ex-convict Jerri Blank enrolls in high school and enters a science fair. (R) (2:00) COMEDY: Sat. 11 PM • Street Kings '08. Keanu Reeves. A policeman navigates an ethically ambiguous path, ...
Ringwald Theatre has its cake, and eats it too
Original at Metromode Media
• Thu, Jun 4
MI the moniker is derived from an episode of the Amy Sedaris sitcom Strangers With Candy – knocks out shows four days a week, year-round, with a different program each month. Avant-garde shows, including the 2009 Wilde Award-nominated Love and Human ...
Stuart Davis wrestles with big spiritual questions in his comedy
Original at 77 Square
• Wed, Jun 3
WI He calls Amy Sedaris' Comedy Central show “Strangers With Candy” a “huge influence,” due to her “fearless willingness to inhabit a character that's so unredeemed.” He often identifies with those characters, too — “that character always got it wrong and ...
Pick of the week: Amy Sedaris - I Like You
Original at Xtra.ca
• Thu, May 7
Canada Most people know Amy Sedaris as a 46-year-old high school freshman in the short-lived US TV show Strangers with Candy. As Jerri Blank, Sedaris worked at overcoming a life of drugs, booze and Tijuana horse shows through a blend of optimism, ...
Amy Sedaris Writing New Book
Original at vodpod.com
• Sun, May 3
Amy Sedaris is the greatest. She's like the Abraham Lincoln of human beings. If you've seen Strangers with Candy, you know it. And if you've read ... vodpod.com
The Ticker
Original at Chicago Tribune
• Sat, May 2
• 6 related articles
United States Successful completion could wipe his record clean of several drug convictions. ... Actress and comedian Amy Sedaris is working on a new book to follow up her best seller, "I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence." Funny stuff! Amy Sedaris writing new book FayObserver.com
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Fact and fiction
Original at Local IQ
• Fri, May 1
Las Vegas Sun NM - Bill Nevins, Bill Nevins Without a doubt, Sedaris, who also authors plays under the name, “The Talent Family,” in collaboration with his sister, actress and socialite, Amy Sedaris, lends new meaning to the term “sardonic.” As writer Bill Richardson (the writer, ...
The other Sedaris
Original at Chicago Sun-Times
• Fri, May 1
United States - Teresa Budasi By Teresa Budasi on May 1, 2009 11:10 AM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0) Amy Sedaris -- comic actress and sister of literary humorist David Sedaris -- is working on a follow-up to her best seller, I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence ...
JOURNAL WIRE REPORT
Original at Winston-Salem Journal
• Thu, Apr 30
NC Amy Sedaris is preparing more literary laughter. Sedaris, an actress and comedian, is working on a follow-up to her best-seller, I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence. The new book, currently untitled, will come out in 2010 and will again feature ...
Callie Thorne: 'Rescue Me' Is Cockamamie Brilliant This Season!
Original at blogs.nypost.com
• Tue, Apr 7
NY I yapped with her about the twists and turns of the new season, her love for all things comedy, and the slight chance that she and gal pal Amy Sedaris may bring us a buddy comedy -- in a daycare ... as Sheila and Jerry Blank. PopWrap: So first off, ...
Natasha Richardson: Amy Sedaris, Helen Mirren among stars paying ...
Original at Entertainment Weekly
• Thu, Mar 19
Maid in Manhattan is where I met her. She was so fun, always wanted to try different things. I just followed her lead, and it was perfect. She was such a pro. We worked together those few days and really hit it off, then we became friends. ...
TV Junkie: We Ask Amy Sedaris About Her Cameo On Tonight's 'The ...
Original at LAist
• Mon, Feb 16
Amy Sedaris: The pioneer of - well, I'm working on a craft book right now. And I haven't made cupcakes since the summer. I might - I'm thinking about getting out of the cupcake business just because they're everywhere and they're very - they can get ...
Amy Sedaris makes a holiday dinner - VIDEO
Original at TV Squad
• Sun, Dec 28
By Bob Sassone Filed under: Daytime, Video, Festivus, Celebrities, Reality-FreeBasically I'll try to find any reason to write about Amy Sedaris. And since this is holiday-related, I can justify it. Continue reading Amy Sedaris makes a holiday dinner - VIDEO
I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With
Original at Movielink
• Fri, Dec 12
Jeff Garlin (Curb Your Enthusiasm) wrote, directed and stars in this unconventional romantic comedy about an overweight, underappreciated Chicago actor in search of a soul mate. James (Garlin) is a 39-year-old comedian who lives with his mother and has only really wanted three things...
Talk-show tango: Dec. 8-12
Original at The Province - Canada.com
• Sun, Dec 7
By Denise Duguay Late Show with David Letterman (11:35 p.m. ET on CBS and E!) Monday: Stephen Colbert, Keri Russell, the Lee Boys Thursday: Philip Seymour Hoffman (Doubt) The Colbert Report (12:30 a.m. ET, CTV) Monday: Paula Abdul (American Idol), Lisa Ling Thursday: Sex and the City cast (R)
Best-selling author, comedian comes to Frederick, Md.
Original at Potomac News
• Thu, Nov 6
VA - Nov 6, 2008 By KYLE RIDLEY/For the News & Messenger Comedian Amy Sedaris' resume is as long as it is obscure. How many other actresses star in a hit series one day and ...
Recipe: How To Eat A Cupcake: Trick-or-Treats: Cookies, Cupcakes ...
Original at How To Eat A Cupcake
• Mon, Nov 3
The cupcakes were perfect! I made my favorite vanilla cupcakes (Amy Sedaris' recipe) and dyed them purple and orange. I topped them with my grandma's chocolate frosting. SOOO good! The most addicting treats I made were the Red Velvet ...
I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence (Book Review)
Original at EDGE Boston
• Tue, Oct 28
The always hilarious Amy Sedaris hit the best-seller lists two years ago with her bizarre and all-inclusive guide to entertaining. It has finally been released in paperback -- just in time for the holiday party season.
Houstonist Was There: David Sedaris
Original at Houstonist
• Wed, Oct 22
By Brittanie Shey An audience member asked what the writer thought of Texas. Sedaris then mentioned the former governor Richards, who was a fan of his work. "She came to New York and came to see one of the plays I did with my sister (comedian and author Amy Sedaris)," he said. "Later she came to Paris and she was in a...
He Talk Pretty TuesdayOriginal at Houstonist
• Mon, Oct 20
By Katharine Shilcutt Gleave The reigning king of making money off one's dysfuctional family -- humorist extraordinaire David Sedaris -- returns to Houston tomorrow night for a one-night-only speaking engagement at Jones Hall. Brother of the actress Amy Sedaris (a.k.a. Jerry Blank) and author of the bestselling boo...
Recipe: Cupcake for the Cure! :)
Original at curious cupcakes
• Fri, Oct 17
By Linda Vu I remembered several people mentioning the Amy Sedaris cupcake recipe, so I decided to try it this time.. I love it! So simple but yummy, and they came out perfectly golden and flat. My only problem is that it was a bit too sweet for me ...
Our Blog Network: 10.16.08
Original at mediabistro.com
• Thu, Oct 16
FishbowlDC: WashingtonPost.com Breaks Web Traffic Record FishbowlLA: KDOC-TV Pulls Plug on "Daybreak OC" PRNewser: Robert Gibbs & Nicolle Wallace on The Today Show GalleyCat: Amy Sedaris: Television to Book to Television
Amy Sedaris: Television to Book to Television
Original at mediabistro.com
• Wed, Oct 15
According to Hollywood Reporter, the former star of cable's Strangers with Candy (and David Sedaris' sister) will script and act in the upcoming pilot. Her work has spanned almost every medium, from theater to television to books.
D.L. Hughley To Host CNN's Pathetic 'Daily Show' Ripoff [Trade Roundup]Original at Defamer
• Wed, Oct 15
By Seth · Amy Sedaris has signed a deal with 20th Century Fox TV to write and star in a new single-camera sitcom, which she'll co-create with Strangers With Candy's Paul Dinello. Fuck yeah. [THR] · Comedy Central is producing its first "fantasy comedy" (if you don't count Imaginationland). Krod Man...
Amy Sedaris developing new sitcom
Original at TV Squad
• Wed, Oct 15
By Brad Trechak Filed under: Industry, Celebrities, Reality-FreeAmy Sedaris is creating and will write and star in a new sitcom co-produced by 20th Century Fox TV. Paul Dinello, her Strangers With Candy co-creator, is also involved. The show is being co-produced by David Letterman's Worldwide Pants.
Laugh With (At?) David Sedaris At The Auditorium Theatre
Original at Huffington Post
• Mon, Oct 13
By The Huffington Post News Editors Essayist and author David Sedaris (the brother of Strangers With Candy's Amy Sedaris) rose to national fame on the strength of "The Santaland Diaries," a much-loved account of his humiliating experiences as a department-store elf that began as a radio monologue for National Public Ra...
SVU's Christopher Meloni Hits the Gym
Original at WIS
• Fri, Sep 12
SC - Sep 12, 2008 TV Guide: How was working with the very funny Amy Sedaris, who plays the lustful principal? Meloni: Have you ever seen the Mona Lisa? It's a work of art. ...
Talk Talk: Jessica Simpson, Serena Williams, Bob Schieffer
Original at TV Squad
• Thu, Sep 11
By Bob Sassone The Colbert Report: Governor Mike Huckabee (repeat) The Late Show with David Letterman: Jessica Simpson and Jack Hanna Late Night with Conan O'Brien: Serena Williams, Amy Sedaris, and Meiko The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson: Lynn Ferguson and Lance Morrow
Recipe: amy sedaris wikipedia
Original at albert manners tapout clothing
• Fri, Sep 5
By adrianepolls28 Amy Sedaris Jerri recipe that Mar from them made Cupcake vanilla overbite Vanilla Chockylit her painters, not Cream cupcakes Amy Sedaris Amy cupcakes, can Sedaris makeup in Bakeshop Cupcakes bunnies the - Taverns; Epicurious amy sedaris ...
PBS to ‘Make ’Em Laugh’ With Comedy Documentary
Original at Television Week
• Thu, Sep 4
PBS will air “Make ’Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America” over three consecutive nights starting Jan. 12. The six-hour documentary, hosted by Billy Crystal and narrated by Amy Sedaris, will explore more than a century of American comedy through social and political change, with each e...
Talk Talk: Bob Costas, Arsenio Hall, Glen Campbell
Original at TV Squad
• Fri, Aug 29
By Bob Sassone Charlie Rose: Doris Kearns Goodwin, Robert A. Caro, and Joseph A. CalifanoThe Daily Show: coverage of the DNCThe Colbert Report: John McWhorterThe Late Show with David Letterman: Amy Sedaris, Kim Kardashian, and Brian ReganJay Leno: Shawn Johnson, Arsenio Hall, and Chuck Berry
Talk Talk: Gordon Ramsay, Blake Lively, Kristin Chenoweth
Original at TV Squad
• Thu, Aug 28
By Bob Sassone Charlie Rose: TBA The Daily Show: coverage of the DNC The Colbert Report: Rick Brookhiser The Late Show with David Letterman: Brad Garrett, Blake Lively, and Randy Houser Late Night with Conan O'Brien: Amy Sedaris, Aaron Peirsol, and Lykke Li
Recipe: I Like Amy Sedaris
Original at Something Sweet by Karen
• Wed, Aug 20
By Karen Amy Sedaris’ website is called “Amy Sedaris Rocks”. Very true, just for this recipe alone. _MG_8467. Click here for Amy Sedaris Cupcakes Recipe and to check out the other recipes on her site. I love how to the point some of her ...
Flashback: If Famous Authors wrote Fanfic
Original at The Tory Party
• Mon, Aug 18
By Tory I was flipping through a sketchbook yesterday and found this:. And I thought, understandably, WHAT THE CRAP IS THIS? Oh yes. It’s the Harry Potter characters as portrayed by David Sedaris. There’s Hermione in Amy Sedaris’ fat pants. ...
DVD REVIEW: RESCUE ME - THE COMPLETE FOURTH SEASON
Original at Cinematic Happenings Under Development
• Sat, Jun 28
NY - Amy Sedaris and Gina Gershon both put in appearances as potential conquests for Tommy. Amy is the sweet daughter of the new fire chief, while Gershon plays ...
DVD Review: Rescue Me – The Complete Fourth Season
Original at monstersandcritics.com
• Tue, Jun 3
- There is a somewhat humorous subplot of Tommy being prodded by the new Chief Feinberg (Jerry Adler) to take out his awkward daughter (Amy Sedaris being Amy ...
Stephen Colbert Named 2nd Funniest Person in America!
Original at Comedy Central Insider
• Thu, May 22
By matt tobey 17. David Letterman 16. Amy Sedaris and David Sedaris 15. Will Ferrell 14. Ricky Gervais 12. David Cross 10. Kisten Wiig 9. Larry David 8. Amy Poehler and Will Arnett 6. Chris Rock 5. Steve Carell 3. Tina Fey 2. Stephen Colbert and The Colbert Report Team
Before They Get Stale: Amy Sedaris, Michael Ian Black and Rob Huebel
Original at Comedy Central Insider
• Wed, May 7
By matt tobey Rob Huebel breaks model's heart via Tumblr. [Rob Huebel via The Apiary] Alex Blagg says, "Seriously guys - you HAVE to watch this clip!" I could not agree more. [Best Week Ever] Amy Sedaris interview. [AV Club] Judd Apatow movies are not Matthew Fox's cup of tea. [MTV Movie Blog] SuperDeluxe to...
How To: April Food Day: Fake food
Original at Sourfizz
• Tue, Apr 1
At Jerri Blank’s website, funny lady Amy Sedaris shows you how to make a fake chocolate-frosted cake (spackle, plaster of Paris and a hat box). Check out Craft Gossip for a tutorial on food-shaped candles - a fruit salad candle, ...
How To: April Food Day: Fake food
Original at Slashfood
• Tue, Apr 1
By Emily Matchar At Jerri Blank's website, funny lady Amy Sedaris shows you how to make a fake chocolate-frosted cake (spackle, plaster of Paris and a hat box) Check out Craft Gossip for a tutorial on food-shaped candles - a fruit salad candle, ...
Fanfiction: Cookies!
Original at Fakenews Fanart
• Mon, Aug 27
Subject: Stephen Cobert/Amy Sedaris/Paul Dinello Rating: G Warnings: Kandy kolors, tiny background cupcakes, general oddness. Notes: Drawn in coloured pencil. I need to find a shorter project next. Disclaimer: Any similarity between the ...
Amy Sedaris
Original at Minnesota Public Radio
• Tue, Aug 7
Ms. Sedaris is a former member of Chicago-based Second City and Annoyance Theatre comedy troupes. She is best known for her role in the television series Strangers with Candy, which she co-wrote with Paul Dinello and Stephen Colbert. She has also starred in the television series of the same...
TV Junkie: 'DWTS', 'the Bachelor', 'Idol' Finales Tonight! Wikipedia Guy on Charlie Rose; Amy Sedaris on Conan
Original at LAist
• Tue, May 22
By tomdog The Colber(t) Repor(t) (Comedy Central, 11:30 p.m.) Author John Amaechi Late Show With David Letterman (CBS, 11:35p.m.) Charles Barkley; Seth Rogan; Michael Martin Murphey performs Late Night With Conan O'Brien (NBC, 12:35 a.m.) Amy Sedaris-fest
TV Junkie: Bon Jovi on 'Idol'; Meat Loaf on 'DWTS'; Amy Sedaris on Letterman; Patti Smith on Leno
Original at LAist
• Tue, May 1
By tomdog George Lopez (ABC, 8:30 p.m.) New Late Show With David Letterman (CBS, 11:35 p.m.) Amy Sedaris(!!); impressionist John Byner; Modest Mouse performs!! Late Night With Conan O'Brien (NBC, 12:25 a.m.) From San Francisco: George Lucas; Will Arnett; Chris Isaak performs!!
Funny women are terrific.
Original at Hallmark Magazine's Books and Ideas
• Fri, Nov 10
And funny women writers especially so—they know and celebrate all our weird little secrets (and, of course, men’s!). So who are your favorites? We have a particularly soft spot for Hallmark Magazine contributor Amy Krouse Rosenthal (watch her little stick figures dance on this Web site...
Podcast: That Which We Most Loathe, A Professional Writer
Original at Priscellie's Livejournal
• Sat, Oct 21
By priscellie@gmail.com Those that read my blog may recall that I got to see John Hodgman, Jonathan Coulton, David Rees, and Amy Sedaris at the 215 Festival on October 5th. I brought along a tape recorder, but I forgot to throw the new batteries I bought in the bag, so I wasn't able to record the whole thing. I was worried...
Recipe: You too can make Amy Sedaris' cupcakes - Slashfood
Original at Slashfood
• Sat, Jun 10
By Bob Sassone Here's the recipe for her cupcakes, from the new issue of Venus magazine: Amy Sedaris' Vanilla Cupcakes. In a large bowl, cream together: 1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter 1 3/4 cups of sugar Add in: 2 large eggs 2 teaspoons pure vanilla ...